ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- The raccoon that attacked a 6-year-old boy walking to school in New Jersey earlier this week has tested positive for rabies, causing police to issue a public safety alert. The ...

A New Jersey boy was expected to be released from the hospital Thursday after being attacked by a raccoon as he walked to school,CBS New York station WCBS-TV reports. Six-year-old Aryan Gavali's face ...

A Brooklyn woman says a raccoon in Central Park pounced on her, then bit her, when she took a picture of the animal during a walk. Taraka Larson, a musician, was taking a sunset walk by the pond near ...

From quiet neighborhoods disrupted by wild encounters to mysterious sightings, this year was filled with wild animal stories ...

A child was hospitalized after a raccoon attack inside the family's home, state officials said Friday. The incident happened on Monday in Cassia County after the child's mom had just returned home ...

Town officials said the officers "employed the safest available method under the circumstances to euthanize the animal and eliminate the threat." ...